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We need to step up our game. What we’re doing just isn’t enough, and we lag seriously behind our peer cities.

We are growing at a conservative, steady pace; more isn’t always better. Yes, there have been several “ooh & ahh” proposals in cities like Nashville, Cleveland, etc. But they are exactly that, proposals, we’re extremely lucky in that what gets proposed in our city gets built.

Having spent time in places with these ooh and ahhhhh factors, I can still say that the best neighborhoods in these cities are the ones growing like Italian village, short north, soon to be river south. Oohs and ahhs create great skylines but the restaurants and shops and bars you like to go to regularly aren’t going to always be found among the 40 story buildings. IMHO.

I hope this is the case. Isn’t this the one where the city actually requested more height because of the possible views?

I do not recall them pushing for height, but I do recall them expressing dismay over the lack of any orientation towards the river other than parking lots. I could not have agreed more with their dismay.